UK regional market intelligence

South East

1.18× growth index
Population9,691,844
Employment rate78.8%
Median weekly pay£815.2
Growth index1.18×
vs UK average
Nomis (live, latest period)

Economic indicators

Population
9,691,844
Employment rate
78.8%
Economic activity
81.8%
Median weekly pay
£815.2
● Source · Nomis / ONS regional indicators
Live · last 90 days

Recently registered in South East

Companies House
CompanySectorIncorporatedTags
TI
Tre Interiors Limited
17552299
Retail & wholesale30 Oct 2026New
L
Locab Limited
17549695
Transport & logistics29 Oct 2026New
NN
Natures Nest Plant Nursery Limited
17546913
Agriculture & fishing27 Oct 2026New
UC
Upshoot Collective LTD
17540052
Technology24 Oct 2026NewGrowing sector
BG
BW Ground Care LTD
17532941
Households & other21 Oct 2026New
TG
Thornton Grange Consulting LTD
17533479
Professional services21 Oct 2026New
F&
F & H Property Holdings LTD
17533783
Professional services21 Oct 2026New
CB
Chiltern Byrnes LTD
17533627
Professional services21 Oct 2026New
Commercial opportunity research

New-company markets in the South East

New software and IT companies

425 registered across the 6 towns we measure in the South East in Q2 2026: Reading 110 · Milton Keynes 95 · Oxford 94 · Southampton 59 · Brighton 46 · Portsmouth 21.

New restaurants and takeaways

250 registered across the 6 towns we measure in the South East in Q2 2026: Southampton 59 · Reading 47 · Oxford 47 · Brighton 38 · Milton Keynes 35 · Portsmouth 24.

New building trade companies

136 registered across the 6 towns we measure in the South East in Q2 2026: Milton Keynes 36 · Southampton 32 · Reading 19 · Oxford 17 · Brighton 16 · Portsmouth 16.

New estate and letting agents

124 registered across the 6 towns we measure in the South East in Q2 2026: Milton Keynes 26 · Reading 24 · Oxford 22 · Portsmouth 21 · Southampton 18 · Brighton 13.

New marketing agencies

91 registered across the 6 towns we measure in the South East in Q2 2026: Milton Keynes 23 · Oxford 20 · Brighton 16 · Reading 15 · Southampton 10 · Portsmouth 7.

New recruitment agencies

52 registered across the 6 towns we measure in the South East in Q2 2026: Oxford 14 · Milton Keynes 10 · Southampton 10 · Reading 8 · Brighton 7 · Portsmouth 3.

New accountancy firms

46 registered across the 6 towns we measure in the South East in Q2 2026: Oxford 12 · Milton Keynes 11 · Brighton 7 · Southampton 7 · Reading 6 · Portsmouth 3.

New care providers

25 registered across the 6 towns we measure in the South East in Q2 2026: Reading 8 · Milton Keynes 6 · Southampton 5 · Portsmouth 3 · Oxford 2 · Brighton 1.

New insurance brokers

10 registered across the 6 towns we measure in the South East in Q2 2026: Brighton 3 · Milton Keynes 3 · Southampton 3 · Oxford 1 · Reading 0 · Portsmouth 0.

Track new companies in South East

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